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Friday, May 22, 2009

mike's guest blog and molly's circus

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as promised, our pal, mike estelle came through and provided me with not just a segment for the blog, but the entire thing! here, he has accepted my challenge of several weeks back for folks to write in with their own takes on craig's classic pin-up, "zombie circus." and below that, mike also sent in a topic for both contemplation and discussion.thanks for givin' me a day off mike!and here he is...

…and she felt bad for refusing the offer. While still being new to the recently deceased way of life Molly couldn’t make heads nor tails of how they could possibly be a good influence for her. The way the Ringleader pushed his case and tried to persuade her into becoming one of them made her ectoplasmic form crawl. Creepy!! And the looks she received from those surrounding her after she had politely said no, she was better off.

But now they’re moving on and she knows she can’t let them continue their bizarre form of entertainment. What could she do though, she was just a ghost. She’ll have to try to find someone, or something, to help her…..

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Hey Todd--Ok and now my guest post. I was going to try to do something cryptid related but I came up blank. Then I was going to do something funny, and well it ended up not being very funny at all. So I decided to try something else out. You’ve been wanting discussions-so I thought a good idea would be getting people’s opinions on comics in printed form vs. comics on the web and what they’re likes and dislikes were. I know there’s been topics on forums all over on this, but I don’t think you’ve ever had something related to this on the blog, and if you did feel free to smack me upside the head and say ‘I already did that you ass!’

Ok so webcomics aren’t new and neither is the way of things for comics in printed form. And they’re also crossing over-webcomics get collections and some people decide to post their comics online, for various reasons, whether financial or just to get the word out to people. I’ve noticed more people heading to the web these days though. While I love comics in ANY form, I’m hoping weekly’s and even trades continue, and I mean for those people who aren’t doing work for the big 2 and Image. I understand the hurdles involved to get books out there these days, but I love going to the store and getting books.

On the other hand I like a lot of webcomics as well, but I don’t get to be on the internet that much, or for long sessions at a time, so I get behind on a lot of them. Thankfully some have become popular enough, or the creators get the money and chance, that they get collected and are available somehow for purchase. I personally would rather have the books as it’s easier to cart them around and read than for me to lug my entire workstation around with me. Yeah, I could buy a laptop and get, or *ahem* ‘borrow’, some wi-fi, but no matter what I will always prefer the printed form.

So what are people’s thoughts on this? And if you read any webcomics what ones? I’m always looking for good ones to read so let me know of any good ones!

Heywood Mike

and here's a quick"five for friday!"from mesame last names

1. betty, gary, anderson

2. ted, lana, tina

3. kate, steve, terry

4. george, bret, lorne

5. lorne, tom, garth

have a great memorial day or jake's birthday weekend!~~ however you celebrate...thanks again, mike!smell ya later! todd

I think web comics are fine but prefer to have a hardcopy I can read whenever I want to. When the power goes off in the winter, it's fun to fire up the lanterns, light a fire in the fireplace and break out a comic book. Try that with a laptop. Also, laptops aren't as much fun to lug into the bathroom. True story.

I very much enjoyed Mark Wheatley's awesome web comic EZ STREET. But I think web comics are best when they're short form efforts like Scott Kurtz's PVP or Penny Arcade.

I absolutely love webcomics. PvP reigns supreme for me, but there's a seemingly endless supply of brilliant selections out there. Mitch Clem is excellent and always makes me laugh. 8-bit Theatre, Penny Arcade, it's very easy to find webcomics that seem like they're made for you.

And while it's cool for webcomics to go to print, when print comics go digital it's a completely different thing.

As blasphemous as it is, there is no question that the big comics companies are pushing towards a digitalization of the medium. Newspapers will soon be gone, even books in general for gosh sakes! Amazon's latest do-hickey, the name of which escapes me, allows you to store your favorite novels, biographies and what have you in a conveniently digitized form to be accessed at the touch of a button!

Every time I visit Marvel's site to check on the monthly schedule for my titles I am just bombarded with urgings to purchase access to their rapidly growing digital library of classic and current issues.

Our digitized society has already managed to kill off the independent video store. It would appear the local comic shops are next up in the line of sight.

This is definitely the direction they want comics to go, along with all other mediums of the written word. It won't be tomorrow, but it's where they want things to go.

Man, I was so hoping to be able to answer that first Friday Fiver...um...first...Curses!(still lurking, busy trying to repair my house now that roommates have moved out...anyone wanna' move to Charlotte?)Oh...and Happy Birthday, Jake! *ruff*

Been collecting hard copy comics for a long time and will continue as long as possible.There's nothing like going down to the LCBS to pick up some weekly goodies. Then of course, one day meeting the folks behind the craft at a con.

I do currently read a couple webcomics as well.Here's what I read online:Least I could do (licd.com)Dreamland Chronicles (thedreamlandchronlcles.com)Looking for group (lfgcomic.com)and in both hard copy & online:afterschoolagent (afterschoolagent.com)